C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Assistant Treasury Secretary Confirmation Hearing
1 hour, 9 minutesThe Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to consider President Trump's nomination of David Kautter to be the assistant treasury secretary for tax policy. Mr. Kautter answered questions about potential comprehensive tax code changes, and stressed that any new policy should be focused around the interests and benefits of middle income Americans.
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Hearing on Every Student Succeeds Act Implementation
2 hours, 26 minutesState and local education officials testified at a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act, the 2015 law that changed the way the federal Department of Education oversees state boards of education and local school districts. The witnesses talked about various successes and struggles in complying with the law's requirements, and responded to questions from the committee about ways the federal Department of Education could do a better job in implementing the law. Democrats on the committee also pressed its chair, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), to invite Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to testify on the law's implementation, a request with which Foxx said she would comply.
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Senate Foreign Relations on NATO, Canada & UK Ambassador Nominations
2 hours, 43 minutesThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a confirmation hearing for the ambassador nominations to NATO, Canada and the United Kingdom. Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) is President Trump's ambassador pick to NATO.
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Senate Foreign Relations on Callista Gingrich Ambassador Holy See Nomination
1 hour, 22 minutesThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing for the nomination of four candidates for State Department positions. The nominees included Callista Gingrich to be U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, Nathan Sales as the State Department's counterterrorism coordinator, George Glass to be the ambassador to Portugal, and Carl Risch to be assistant secretary of State for consular affairs. Committee members questioned the nominees on a range of issues including climate change, travel visas, budget cuts to the State Department, and countering violent extremism.
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House Ways & Means on Changing the Tax Code
1 hour, 59 minutesA House Ways and Means subcommittee heard from a panel on their recommendations for simplifying the tax code. Witnesses included Bill Archer, a former U.S. representative (R-TX) who once chaired the House Ways and Means Committee and was a key player in the 1986 Tax Reform Act. He was joined by analysts who talked about proposals concerning retirement income and plans for updating the nation's electronic filing system. The subcommittee hearing was led by its chair, Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL).
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House Appropriations Cmte Considers Homeland Security Spending Bill
2 hours, 52 minutesMembers of the House Appropriations Committee met to mark up legislation for the nation's homeland security. It includes provisions to address drug and people smuggling and allocates $1.6 billion for "physical barrier construction" along the U.S. southern border. The bill addresses other areas such as immigration enforcement, aviation security, customs activities, cyberterrorism protection and natural disaster response. Members of the committee debated many amendments to the legislation. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) chairs the committee.
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Discussion on Charter Schools in Developing Countries
1 hour, 34 minutesThe Liberian Education Minister talked about the pros and cons of partnership schools in the country. These schools are also referred to as PSL, or partnership schools for Liberia, and are similar to charter schools in the U.S. Following his remarks he participated in a panel with other education experts on this topic. The American Enterprise Insitute hosted this event.
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Senate Environment Committee on Water Infrastructure
1 hour, 34 minutesThe issue of water infrastructure financing and safe drinking water was the focus of a hearing of a Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee. Members heard from representatives with a local utility and metropolitan planning board on their recommendations for funding and modernizing the nation's water systems. Also speaking was a resident of Arkansas who talked about his family's problems getting access to safe drinking water and the help he received from a rural government assistance program that installed well systems in his community. The subcommittee is chaired by Sen. John Boozman (R-AR).
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House Appropriations Cmte Considers Homeland Security Spending Bill
4 hours, 6 minutesMembers of the House Appropriations Committee met to mark up legislation for the nation's homeland security. It includes provisions to address drug and people smuggling and allocates $1.6 billion for "physical barrier construction" along the U.S. southern border. The bill addresses other areas such as immigration enforcement, aviation security, customs activities, cyberterrorism protection and natural disaster response. Members of the committee debated many amendments to the legislation. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) chairs the committee.
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Rep. Karen Handel New Member Interview
11 minutesRep. Karen Handel (R-GA) talked to C-SPAN about being a new member of Congress, her family and community in Georgia's 6th Congressional District, and the special election against Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff, declared as the most expensive House race in U.S. history.
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Rep. Mike Johnson New Member Interview
12 minutesRep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) talked to C-SPAN about being a new member of Congress, his family and community in Louisiana's 4th Congressional District, and who he looks to for advice and mentorship, including House majority whip and fellow Louisianian Steve Scalise.
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Senate Environment Committee on Water Infrastructure
1 hour, 33 minutesThe issue of water infrastructure financing and safe drinking water was the focus of a hearing of a Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee. Members heard from representatives with a local utility and metropolitan planning board on their recommendations for funding and modernizing the nation's water systems. Also speaking was a resident of Arkansas who talked about his family's problems getting access to safe drinking water and the help he received from a rural government assistance program that installed well systems in his community. The subcommittee is chaired by Sen. John Boozman (R-AR).
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House Appropriations Cmte Considers Homeland Security Spending Bill
4 hours, 6 minutesMembers of the House Appropriations Committee met to mark up legislation for the nation's homeland security. It includes provisions to address drug and people smuggling and allocates $1.6 billion for "physical barrier construction" along the U.S. southern border. The bill addresses other areas such as immigration enforcement, aviation security, customs activities, cyberterrorism protection and natural disaster response. Members of the committee debated many amendments to the legislation. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) chairs the committee.